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Tic McHenry Plaindealer Published by F. a SCHREINER. MclfENRY, ILLINOIS. GORNER !S A "IROCr PATTEN LOSES FIGHT BEFORE HIGH COURT TO QUASH INDICTMENT. CASE MUST NOW GO TO TRIAL Supreme Tribunal Holds That the Contemplated Disposition of Union Pacific Stock Would Violate Court's Dissolution Decree. Washington, Jan. 8.--By upholding certain disputed counts against James A. Patten and others, charged with a violation of the Sherman anti-trust law in running a so-called cotton cor­ ner, the Supreme court Monday sent the case against the men to trial in the lower courts. Patten, Eugene G. Scales, Frank B. Hayne and William P. Brown were in­ dicted ia New York on charges of con­ spiracy on January 11, 1910, to corner cotton by extensive buying on the New York cotton exchange, as a result of which the price would be enhanced and ultimately bring arbitrary and ex­ cessive prices. The conspiracy was described as calculated to yield $1<V 000,000 in profits. The alleged violation of the Sher­ man law was set forth in the indict­ ment in eight different ways in as many counts, the defendants being liable for trial on any one. Before the defendants could be placed on trial, the United States cir­ cuit court for southern New York held insufficient four counts as not stating an offense. The government appealed from that decision to Supreme court. The decision settles the important question that a "corner" of any com­ modity is a restraint of interstate com­ merce and may be a violation of the Sherman anti-trust law. The decision does not determine the question of the guilt of Patten or the other defendants, but sends the case back to the lower court for trial on the facts with the important principle of law established that if a corner in cotton is proved, the Sherman statute Is violated. Because of similarity in the counts held insufficient t'tte controversy In the Supreme court narrowed down to the validity of the third and seventh counts. The third count had been attacked successfully as insufficient because it merely stated an alleged conspiracy to buy cotton and omitted to charge agreements to withhold cotton or sell in any particular manner. Justice Lurton announced a dissent­ ing opinion in which Chief Justice White and Justice Holmes concurred. The case will now go back to the federal court of southern New York for trial or other proceeding. The Supreme court held that the plan advanced by Union Pacific attor­ neys of disposing of the entire stock holdings of the Union Pacific Railroad company in the Southern Pacific com­ pany by transfer to the stockholders of the Union Pacific company would not so effectually end the Union Pa­ cific merger as to comply with its dis­ solution decree. DYNAMITERS CAN LEAVE PRISON BY SCHEDULING $1,070,000 PENDING APPEAL. H0CKIN ACCEPTS SENTENCE Supersedeas Bond Fixed in Chicago to Await Hearing on Writ of Er­ ror--Should One Flee U. S. They Cannot Be Returned. Chicago, Jan. 6.--Writs of superse­ deas were granted Friday by the Uni­ ted States court of appeals in the case of thirty-two of the thirty-three labor leaders convicted of a dynamite plot. All will be released on bonds. That of Frank M. Ryan was placed at $70,- 000. The bonds were made< on a basis of $10,000 for each year of the term to which the jpec had been sen­ tenced. ' 7 In fixing the bonds\judge Baker re­ viewed the evidence .and the argu­ ments in the case and stated that the bonds should be large enough to make the persons furnishing them very much concerned in getting the men into court when they are wanted. The charge is not one in which ex­ tradition may be resorted to, he said. If the men should once get out of the country, he declared it doubtful If they could be compelled to return or if the government could punish them. Only thirty-two of the thirty-three committed men were specifically rep­ resented, although all were mentioned in the petition. Herbert S. Hoekin of Indianapolis had expressed a willing­ ness to serve his sentence and not ask an appeal. \ Attorneys for the 33 convicted labor leaders at once took steps to provide suitable bonds for their clients. The bonds for the 32 men, as fixed by the court, aggregate $1,070,000. Immediately following the decision of the court of appeals the point was raised by whom the bonds should be approved. It was agreed by the court and the attorneys that Federal Judge Anderson in the district court at In­ dianapolis should be the judge to ap­ prove the bonds. ROCKEFELLER WILL TESTIFY Oil Magnate Accepts Service to Appear Before the Pujo Money Investi­ gating Committee. i GOMPERS IN STRONG PLEA Labor Chief Makes an Attack on Rul- Ing by Injunction--Says Organized Labor Will Not Desert Men. Washington, Jan. 8--Samuel Gom pers, prudent of the American Fed­ eration of Labor, speaking Monday before the senate subcommittee on Judiciary in favor of the Clayton anti- injunction and contempt bills, gave answer to criticisms aimed at the organization of workers which he heads because of the trial and convic­ tion for dynamiting of officers of the Structural Iron Workers' union. "If ever the time shall come." said Mr. Gompers In the climax of his ad­ dress, "when government by dyna mite shall be attempted (and let us hope and work that it never fehall come), it will have as its main cause the theory and policy upon which is based government by injunction--per­ sonal government foisted upon our people instead of a government by law." In closing his statement, which In­ cluded an attack upon employers' and manufacturers' associations, particu­ larly the United States Steel corpora­ tion and the National Erectors' asso­ ciation, Mr. Gompers declared that organized labor would not repudiate the Structural Iron Workers' union. "Though all censure those whom men may deem guilty of a dynamite conspiracy," the federation leader continued, "none feels the terrible consequences of the Indianapolis trial more keenly than the men of organ­ ised labor." Washington, Jan. 6.--The end of the Ipng search for William G. Rockefel­ ler, Standard Oil magnate, wanted as a witness before the money trust investigating committee, came Friday when Chairman Pujo was notified by Rockefeller that he would accept serv­ ice. The search has lasted since June, and for the last few weeks has cost the public at least $500 a day. It was arranged that Mr. Rockefel­ ler will appear before the committee on January 13. Rockefeller's decision was communi­ cated to Chairman Pujo through At­ torney Samuel Untermyer, counsel for the committee, and House Ser- geant-at-Arms Rlddell, both of whom are in New York. Mr. Pujo would not discuss the terms of Mr. Rockefeller's surrender, if terms were made by the Rockefel­ ler lawyers. Details of Mr. Rockefel­ ler's agreement to appear before the committee were left to Mr. Unter­ myer, although there were frequent telephone conferences between the chairman of the committee and its counsel during the day. SENATOR DAVIS IS DEAD Passes Away Suddenly of Apoplexy at His Home in Little Rock--Was Enemy of Plutocrats. Little Rock. Ark., Jan. 4.--United States Senator Jeff Davis of Arkan­ sas died on Friday of apoplexy at his home in Little Rock. Tis term will not expire until 1917. He was elected to office when twenty-one; serving con­ tinually since that time. He was fif­ ty-one years old. He served three terms as governor of Arkansas. Mr. Davis was one of the most spec­ tacular members of the United States senate. At all times an Inveterate enemy of "the plutocrats," he attract­ ed world-wide attention in the winter of 1910 in a speech opposing a bill to give a right of way through Arkansas for a gas pipe line. He was proud of being known as a "trust buster." Senator Davis was born in Russell- ville. Ark., May 6, 1862, and was graduated from Vanderbilt university in 1884, being admitted to the bar the same year. He married Ina Mc- Kenzie in 1882. Three sons and four daughters were born to them. Two years after Mrs. Davis died he mar­ ried MIsb Leila Carter. Ottumwa for Commission Plan. Ottumwa, la.. Jan. 8 --By a majot<- ity of 76 votes the commission plan of government was adopted here Mon­ day. A snow storm with snow a foot deep kept down the vote, only one- third of the total Viote being casL High Court Upholds Iowa- Washington, Jan. 8 --The Supreme court upheld the Interests of the state of Iowa Monday in the bed of Goose lake, a non navigable body of water, in case Instituted by the Marshall Dental company, which claimed title. Population of U. S. 96,496,000. Washington, Jan. 8 --The latest esti­ mate of the population of continental United States places the figures at 86,496,000 January t, 1913. The total money in circulation in the country on that date was $3,350,727,580. Rescue Three Gale Victims. San Diego. Cal., Jan. 8--Three of ttie seven men reported missing as the result of the wrecking of small vessels on the Mexican coast, were rescued on the Cor-onado islands bv the cruiser Denver Monday. "Newsle" Is Dead at 105 Years. Joliet, 111., Jan. 4.--Orasmus Paige, Illinois' oldest "newsie." died at his home here Thursday, aged one hun­ dred and five years. Until a few weeks ago Paige was seen daily selling pa­ pers on the Btreets here. PRINCESS JULIANA •"*$. "• - V'NyS3' This is the latest photograph of Juliana, the beautiful little daughter of the king and queen of Holland. LEGISLATOR A SUICIDE CONGRESSMAN WEDEMEYER OF MICHIGAN LEAPS INTO SEA. Became III, Then Violent, on Trip to Panama--Raved Over Failure to Be Re-Elected. Washington, Jan. 6.--Representa­ tive William W. Wedemeyer of Ann Arbor, Mich., who suddenly became ill and was thought to be insane at Co­ lon, Panama, at the time of President Taft's recent visit to the isthmus, jumped overboard from a ship on which he had been taken at Colon. His body had not been recovered. Representative Wedemeyer went to the isthmus with a congressional par­ ty at the same time the president vis­ ited there. On the voyage from New York he collapsed and was taken first to a sanitarium in Panama and later was put In confinement in a hospital where he became violent and raved about his defeat at the last election. He developed a suicidal tendency and was closely watched. Mr. Wede- meyer's close friends say that a few days before leaving for thp isthmus he fell and struck his hea<J on an icy sidewalk. It was not regarded as seri­ ous and did not deter him from going with the congressional party. Ann Arbor, Mich.,, Jan. 6,--Although it was reported that the mental con­ dition of Congressman William W. Wedemeyer, who, while Insane leaped overboard from a steamer carrying him home from Colon, Panama, was due largely to a fall he received re­ cently iu Washington, his local friends and associates attribute the congress­ man's breakdown to the strenuous campaign he went through last fall, which resulted In his defeat by S. W. Beakes, Democrat, and bis enthusias­ tic congressional work In general. GOMPERS AND AIDS APPEAL Petition Alleges Court Erred in Sen* tencing Labor Leaders to Jail for Contempt. Washington. Jan. 4.--Samuel Gomp­ ers, John Mitchell and Frank Mor­ rison of the American Federation of Labor, convicted of contempt of court and sentenced to jail in connection with the Buck's Stove & Range case, have filed their appeal In the District of Columbia court of appeals. It al­ leges the men were convicted not of contempt of court, but of want of re­ spect for judicial authority. Seven teen alleged errors are charged against Justice Wright. The "commit' tee of prosecutors" will file a brief in reply before February 6. Italy Buys Coal In America. Cardiff, Wales, Jan 6 -- Italy, fol­ lowing the lead of the Egyptian rail­ ways, placed an order for 200,000 tons of coal in America Friday, while she has invited tenders for a large quan­ tity from the Yorkshire mines. Heir of Czar Getting Well. St. Petersburg, Jan. 7.--Crown Prince Alexis walked about his rooms in the palace.at Tsarskoye-Selo Sun­ day, showing that his convalescence Is satisfactory. This disposes of reports that he is a helpless cripple. JAMES R. KEENE SUCCUMBS Death of Financier Follows Operation For Abdominal Trouble--Had Been Ml Two Years. New York, Jan. 4.--James R. Keene died Friday morning in Miss Alston's private hospital. Death followed an operation for an abdominal trouble of long standing which became acute a few days ago and which necessitated his removal from the Waldorf-Astoria hotel to the place where he died Mr. Keene had been an ill man for two years. He was a leader in Wall street stock speculation and also a com manding figure on the turf. He had the distinction of having owned, bred and raced some of the greatest horses in the history of the American turf. Horse 38 Years Old Is Dead. Minneapolis, Minn., Jan. 7.--Flying Cloud, a gelding thirty years ago well known in the northwest as a trotter, died here Sunday at the age of years on the farm of his owner, Mar­ tin Jevne of Minneapolis. Honor for a Singer. London, Jan. 7.--The gold medal of the Royal Philharmonic society was presented to Mme. Tetrazzini Sunday Her predecessors in the honor were Pattl, Nilsson, Tietjens, Albani, Kirk- by-Lunn and Santley. Woolley Quits His Party. Battle Creek, Mich., Jan. 7.--John G. Woolley, former Pn/Mbition candi­ date for president, announced here Saturday that he Is through with the Prohibition party. It is a "lost cause,'* according to Woolley. Three Fatally Injured. Hammond, Ind. Jan. 4 --Three per­ sons were fa'ally hurt and three in­ jured in an automobile accident near Lowell Thursday, when John Black, while driving an automobile, collided with a horse and buggy. Roswell Miller Found Dead. New York, Jan. 6--Roswell Miller, chairman of the board of directors of the Chicago. Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway company, died suddenly here Friday. Mr. Miller was found dead In bed at his home by a servant. II AT 01 FAVORS ARBITRATION OF PANA­ MA CANAL TOLLS IN NEW YORK SPEECH. SUGGESTS HAGUE TRIBUNAL A. W. RUCKER Chief Executive Refers to. Roosevelt- Attacks the Enemies He Holds Re­ sponsible for His Political "De­ mise"--Answers Banker Clews. New York, Jan. 7 --In event th« pending negotiations between Great Britain and the United States fail to bring about a settlement. President Taft declared himself here Saturday as unequivocally in favor of arbitrat­ ing the Panama canal tolls. The president's first public declara­ tion of his attitude on the question was made at a luncheon given in his honor by the international peace forum. Later, at the Republican "re- organizatiou" dinner, he presided at what he styled his own political "wake." He made the funeral ora­ tion over his political corpse, asked modest praise for his deeds during the time he lived at the White House, recited at length the causes that led up to his "demise" and attacked the enemies he held responsible for his taking off. In the course of this speech the president made his first public refedfcce to Colonel Roosevelt since the campaign, saying that prob­ ably 1,000.000 Republicans voted for Wrilson "to avert the danger of Roosevelt's election. The president's remarks on the Panama question apparently were prompted by a declaration in a speech by Henry Clews, banker, as­ serting that for President Taft's ad­ ministration "to concede the right to arbitrate the difference ^ould be a splendid achievement," but holding that "we are in the wrong and would most likely be defeated if it should go to The Hague for decision." Referring to the Panama canal treaty the president, who had said at the outset of his remarks that he rose "with mingled feelings of sorrow and pleasure," continued: "My friend Mr. Clews differs with me and with the administration in the constructions of that treaty. That is all right. I suppose questions be­ fore have arisen as to construction of contracts in which good honest people have been on both sides. Now that presents to me a very significant and useful example with respect to arbitration. A good many people are saying: 'Don't arbitrate because you are going to lose. This is our own canal, and while England is making a point of it, England would not fight about it, and therefore why give up when you are not likely to get an arbitration that will be satisfactory to you and your view of the construc­ tion?' "Now then--even if this view were correct as to probability of result, which I need not admit--Is Just the time when I am In favor of an arbi­ tration." JAILED EDITORS STIR T. R. Roosevelt Declares Sentence of the Idaho Supreme Court Is an Out­ rage--Seeks Senate Action. Caldwell, Idaho, Jan. 7.--Col. Theo­ dore Roosevelt, in a telegram to James H. Gibson, Progressive state chairman, which was received here Saturday, extended to R. 8. Sheridan, C. O. Broxon and A. R. Cruzen, pub­ lishers of the Capital News, who were sent to jail for publishing Colonel Roosevelt's criticism of the Idaho su­ preme court, his sympathy and ad­ miration. He also communicated with Progressive senators to see If something can be done in the United States senate with regard to what he terms the "outrage." Colonel Roosevelt's telegram In part follows: "I am confident I express the feelings of every decent American citizen when I Bay that I am outraged and Indignant beyond measure at the infamy that has been perpetrated in Idaho. "In its essence the action of the court is, in the first place, to deny to a very large minority, possibly a plu­ rality, of the voters of Idaho the right effectively to express their desire as to who shall be the chief magistrate of the nation, and, in the second place, to punish those who protest against this denial of justice and thereby seek to intimidate all men who may hereafter desire to protest against similar outrages. "No anarchist agitator could ever do any thing against the courts compara­ ble in effect to these actions of the highest of one of our state courts." Physician Drives to Death. Toledo, O., Jan. 7.--While in de­ lirium due to fever Dr. Peter Donnelly drove his high power auto through the guard chains at the dock at Madi- Bon avenue, crashed through the ice of river, and was drowned Sunday. Prefers Jail to Paying Alimony. New York, Jan. 4.--Theodore Rob­ erts, actor and manager, elected to go to jail Thursday rather than pay the $50 a week alimony recently awarded his wife when she secured a legal sep­ aration from him. Gen. Edward M. Lee Dead. New York, Jan. 4.--Gen. Edward Merwin Lee, said to be a relative of Gen. Robert E. Lee. the famous Con­ federate commander, died in a private sanitarium here Thursday at the age of seventy-seven. Maniacs Kill During Fire Panic. Elvas, Portugal, Jan. 6.--One person was killed and nine others were se- ••e^ely hurt by a group of five terrified maniacs who had been released by firemen from an insane asylum here, which had caught fire Friday. Anna Held Asks Divorce. New York, Jan 4--Anna Held Zlegfeld, whose final separation from Florence Ziegfeld had been rumored, applied to Supreme Court Justice" Amend Monday to have a final decree of divorce granted to her. Reports $10,000 Fur Theft. La Crosse, Wis., Jan. 2.--Discovery was made of the theft of more than $10,000 worth of furs from the store of the La Crosse Fur and Hide com­ pany Monday. There is no clue to the robbers. S5S3&S Congressman A. W. Rucker of Colo­ rado, while In Havana recently, per­ mitted the papers there tc exploit him as the next minister to Cuba--but President-elect Wilson has said noth­ ing about It. NEWS NUGGETS FROM ILLINOIS SHIP SINKS IN GALE STEAMER GOES DOWN WITH 24 PERSONS IN CHESAPEAKE BAY. Hamburg-American Liner Amerika Goes Aground Off Staten Island-- Has Large Passenger List. Baltimore, Md., Jan. 9.--A dispatch received on Saturday from Newport News stated that the steamer J. L. Luckenbach, from Baltimore, was sunk during a gale in Chesapeake bay and that the captain, his wife and 21 member of the crew ' were drowned. New York, Jan. G --The Hamburg- American liner Amerika, which left her dock in Hoboken Saturday went aground off Tonipkinsvillw, Staten Island, shortly after nine o'clock. The steamer was floated at high tide. The Amerika has a large passenger list on board bound for Europe. Cadiz, Spain, Jan. 6.--The British steamship Clan Mackenzie went ashore near Cape Trafalgar. The message telling of the disas­ ter said that a hole had been caved in the bow of the ship, and that t-he was water-logged. The crew and pas­ sengers, 200 in number, were On board when this message was sent from the scene. > IMPORTANT NEWS ITEMS jj Washington. Jan. 4.--President Taft sent to the senate the name of Henry S. Boutell of Chicago, minister to Switzerland, for appointment to <he United Sattes court of claims. Mr. Boutell was a former member of con­ gress. The president nominated Judge Fenton W. Booth for the position of chief justice, in place of Stanton J. Petlle, who retired. Cincinnati, Jan. 4.--Harry G. Ellard. better known to the literary world as the "Cowboy Poet," and the "Poet Lariat," is dead here In his fifty-fourth year, after a life spent in traveling about the world, during which time he wrote many interesting and clever poems and books. Washington, Jan. 3.--Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson has made a formal request that congress immedi­ ately appropriate $100,000 for horses for all branches of the army. He stated that the service is seriously hampered by lack of mounts. Concorn, N. H., Jan. 3.--Samuel D. Felker, Democrat, was choBen gover­ nor of New Hampshire by the legisla­ ture, which had been called on to choose an executive, as neither^ lead­ ing candidate in last November's elec­ tion had received the necessary ma­ jority at the polls. Mr. Felker re­ ceived 222 votes to 191 for Franklin Worcester, the Republican candidate. BAILEY QUITS THE SENATE Texan Sends His Resignation to President Pro Tem. Gallinger In Brief Note. Washington, Jan. 6^--In a brief let­ ter Senator Joseph W. Bailey of Texas resigned from the senate. His note of resignation sent to Senator Gallinger, president pro tem. of the senate, fol­ lows: "I hereby tender my resignation as a senator from Texas. (Signed) "J. W BAILEY." Senator Bailey telegraphed Gov­ ernor Colquitt of Texas of his action before sending his note to Senator Gallinger. $50,000 Fire at Fond du Lac. Fond du Lac. Wis., Jan. 7.--The most disastrous fire in Fond du Lac In five years occurred when a blaze of mysterious origin caused loss of $50,000 to the plant of the Boex Hol- man Gandy company Sunday. Johnston Heir to Bailey. Austin. Tex., Jan. 7.--The appoint­ ment of R. M. Johnston, editor of the Houston Post, as successor to Joseph W. Bailey in the senate for the ternp expiring March 4 next, was announced Sunday by Governor Colquitt. Child Sends Wilson a Doll. Bolivar, Tenn., Jan. 6.--Little Miss Annie Littleton, an admirer of the president-elect, sent a doll to him Fri­ day, with the request that it be taken to the White House "to play" with the executive's youthful visitors. Bailey Resigns From Senate. Washington. Jan. 6.--Senator Joseph W. Bailey sent his resignation as senator from Texas to Senator Gal­ linger Friday, ^o take effect immedi­ ately. R. M. Johnston of Houston will fill the unexpired term. Aurora.--A burglar with a big flat foot 16% inches long is being sought by the Aurora police. He broke into the home of T. C. Callahan of North Smith street, getting three dollars and a revolver. As he dropped out of the window he left his foot mark in the ground. Astounded Hawkshaws measured the imprint many times. By the deductions 6t the Aurora police, the owner of the foot is a man with 37 toiches of leg, 6 feet 6 Inches in height, with a stride of four feet. "Anybody will know that camel if they see him," Chief of Po­ lice Michael sayB. Kankakee.--Six people were hurt, two probably fatally, when an automobile driven by John Black col­ lided with a buggy at Lowell, near here. The occupants of the buggy were hurled out by the crash and the automobile rolled down an embank­ ment. Trie Injured are: John Black, internally Injured; may die. Mrs. Rebecca Schneidar, Internally in­ jured; may die. Miss Elizabeth Black, back twisted; seriously hurt. Miss Belle Rice of Momence, Internal injuries. Two men In buggy, names unknown. Carlyle.--The highway commission­ ers and town clerks of Illinois counties are being organized to work in conjunction with the state organization for better township road laws and a more perfect system of taxation for maintenance of the pub­ lic lilghways. The field work is be­ ing done in this part of the state by J. F. Hermann, a highway commis­ sioner from Peoria county. Vandalia. -- James Jackson, the youth who terrorized the citizens of Jimpson a week ago, when he "shot up" several houses and set fire to his mother's and grandmother's houses, and who fired upon and wounded five of his pursuers, waived examination be/ore Squire G. W. Brown and was placed under $1,500 bond. Owing to the seriousness of Jackson's burns he was unable to appear in coiyt. When Jackson was overtaken by his cap­ tors he was found lying near the burning house in a semiconscious condition, with his clothes burned al­ most completely from his body. Champaign.--Archie S. Buyers, in­ structor In mechanical engineering In the University of Illinois, of which he was a graduate in 1908, was appointed second lieutenant in the Coast Artillery corps of the United States army. Buyers stood first in a competitive examination, taken bv thirty men. He is a resident of Ster- lin5. Belleville.--The sound of his own voice raised in his morning sup­ plication was the sign to Anthony Christtmann. seventy years old, of Belleville, that his prayers for the restoration of his hearing had beer answered. Christtmann had been totally deaf for thirty years. Daily In his prayers he asked for the return of his hearing. He never gave up hope that his prayerB would be an­ swered and for that reason did not learn lip reading nor thd Blgn lan­ guage. Pana.--The seven-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Eramett Propeck. of near Westervelt. swallowed a cuckle burr, which lodged In his wind­ pipe, and he had to be taken to 8t Louis to be operated upon. The lad. while following his father in the corn­ field, attempted to catch up with his father and at the same time remove a burr which had caught on his glove by his teeth. The burr suddenly re­ leased and he sucked It down his throat. Chicago.--R. Kollenback, a butcher while trying to repair a defective gas pipe in the rear of his Bhop, 903 Rush street, was overcomf by the fumes and fell into a vat ol brine. He was rescued by other occu pants ef the building and revived by a pulmotor. The pollcte took him tc the Passavant hospital. It was said he will recover. Danville.--Charles Welcome, fifty years old, formerly of Springfield, was killed and a dozen persons were seriously burned when a small boy threw a baling wire across overhead Uve wires. The loose wire connected a high tension wire carrying 7.000 rolts with telephone and residence lighting wires. Welcome was killed as be turned on a light in his home Bloomington.--Ruth Merwin, six­ teen-year-old daughter of C. E. Merwin and prominent in social cir cles, was instantly killed by Adlai Stevenson, grandson of former Vice- President A. E. Stevenson. The ac­ cident occurred at the Stevenson resi­ dence. The young persons were ex­ amining an old gun thought to be un­ loaded. Springfield--Dr. J. C . Westervelt of the state board of health sent to Randolph, in McLean county, to In­ quire into cases of alleged smallpox, which have been treated as chicken- pox. Dr. C S. Nelson, assistant sec retary, was sent to Loami to Inquire into a disputed case of scarlet fever. Merrltt.--Fire completely destroyed the large elevator here, causing a property loss of $1,000. Over 8,000 bushels of grain were also destroyed The fire originated in the top story of the structure. Charleston.--The eighteen counties surrounding Coles have been formed Into an eastern district of the statp Anti-Saloon league. The headquar­ ters will be in this city and will be in charge of J. H. Danskin, an attorney Of Jacksonville, who has been made district superintendent, who will lo­ cate here. • Peoria.--Charles Williams, arrested and identified by persons whom he is alleged to have held up and robbed, has been held to await the action of the grand Jury. TOLD HER LIFE'S AMBITION •mall Girl Somewhat Crudely Ex­ pressed Her Desire to Be a Teacher When She Grew Up. At one time or another daring the ward school life of a little girl there prevails the ambition to become a teacher. Perhaj* it is the Indisputable authority possessed by the hand that wields the ruler or the nonchalant dis­ play of wisdom on topics surround­ ed by the most inaccessible difficulties to the small boy and girl. They will nearly always tell their ambitions to a well-liked teacher, and one rather sur­ prising declaration was given by a little maid in one of Miss Clara Town- send s room before she became princi­ pal- of the James school. Among the special favors coveted by the youngsters is the permission to stay behind after school and clean the blackboards. One evening a little girl was given the desired privilege, and while engaged in the task she struck up a shy sort of conversation with Miss Townsend. Finally the usual confession was made. "When I grow up, I am going to be a teacher," she announced. "That so?" pleasantly asked Miss Townsend. "And why do you want to be a teacher?" "Well," was the rather surprising answer, "I'll have to be either a teacher or a lady, and I would rather be a teacher."--Indianapolis News. SKIN ERUPTION ON CHEEK Klngsley, Mich.--"Last May my thlrteen-months-old baby had a sore come on her cheek. It started in four or five small pimples and in two or three hours' time spread to the size of a silver dollar. It spread to her eye. Then water would run from the pim­ ples and wherever that touched it caus­ ed more sores until nearly all one cheek and up her nostrils were one solid sore. She was very fretful. She certainly was a terrible looking child, and nothing seemed to be of any use. "Then I got some Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment. She tried to rub off everything we put on so that we would sit and hold her hands for two hours at a time, trying to give the medicine a chance to help her, but after I washed it with Cuticura Soap and then put on the Cuticura Oint­ ment they seemed to soothe her and she did not try to rub them off. It was only a few days before her face was all healed up, and there has been no return of the trouble since. We thought that baby's face would surely be scarred, but It is not." (Signed) Mrs. W. J. Cleland, Jan. 5, 1912. Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold throughout the world. Sample of each free, with 32-p. Skin Book. Address post-card "Cuticura, Dept. L, Boston." Adv. He's Not a Chicken Fancier. Speaking of chickens a funny man writing in Puck says: "They are the most dadbusted, un- certainest creatures that walk the fam­ ily acre. Almost everybody tries to raise chickens at one time or another. Looks easy--that's the deceiving part of it. "And it is easy after you learn one thing. Little chickenB don't know anything, medium sized chickens don't know anything, large Blzed chickens don't know anything. If there is any change of an intellectual nature as the size increases the big ones know less if possible than the little ones. "If there is a wire partition in your pen with an open door at one end the chickens will try to plunge through the wire instead of going around and walking through the door." Problem in Physics. A native of T., on the coast of Scot­ land, when the contract for the build­ ing of the first three steamers fitted with electric lights at the local ship­ yard was completed, formed one of the social party gathered to entertain the electricians, says Ideas. In a burst of candor and comradeship, he was heard to say to one of the wire- men: "Mon, Peter, efter workin' wi* you on they boats, I believe I could put in the electric licht masel', but there's only one thing that bates me." Aye, aye, Sandy, what Is that?" Inquired his interested friend, willing to help him if it lay In his power. "Weel, mon," replied Sandy, "'tis Just this: I dinna ken hoo ye get the lie tae alang the wires." Made a Complete Job. "Mrs. Dungleford, has your husband been cured of his cacoethes scriben- di yet?" "--I think so; the surgeons took that out when they removed his ver­ miform appendix." Substantial Breakfast Pleasure in every package of Post T oasties Crisp, sweet bits of it>asted Indian Corn, to be served with cream or milk. Always Ready to Eat Direct From Package- Always Delicious. Sold by Grocers every­ where. C "The Memory Lingers" Po«tlun Cereal Co., Ltd. Battle Creek, Mick.